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Ed Watkins

Producer /Director

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South West

About Me

I'm a Self-shooting Producer Director - an innovative storyteller, as comfortable in the edit suite as in the field. I love mixing genres to give a unique perspective to shows I work on. My passion is for Natural History, people, science, and adventure. I've worked extensively in the USA and on international co-productions. I have a knack with CGI ... Read More

Credits last updated / confirmed indexing on 8th Nov 2024

Credits

Job Role Production Title Channel Company Date Network Executive
Creative Director / Virtual Reality / Dreamscape / Sep 2024 to present
Creative Director Virtual Reality Dreamscape Sep 24 - to present
Producer / Director / HOME / National Geographic / BBC Studios / Mar 2023 to Sep 2024 / Tom McDonald
Producer / Director HOME National Geographic BBC Studios Mar 23 - Sep 24 Tom McDonald
Show Runner / Queer Planet / NBC / Plimsoll Productions / Mar 2022 to Mar 2023 / Ryan Flynn
Show Runner Queer Planet NBC Plimsoll Productions Mar 22 - Mar 23 Ryan Flynn
Producer / Director / Big Beasts / Apple TV+ / Plimsoll Productions / Jun 2020 to Mar 2022
Producer / Director Big Beasts Apple TV+ Plimsoll Productions Jun 20 - Mar 22
Producer/Director / Tiny World / Apple TV+ / Plimsoll Productions / Sep 2018 to Jun 2020 / Jay Hunt
Producer/Director Tiny World Apple TV+ Plimsoll Productions Sep 18 - Jun 20 Jay Hunt
Show Runner / The Last Artifact / PBS / Montana PBS / Jan 2018 to Jul 2020
Show Runner The Last Artifact PBS Montana PBS Jan 18 - Jul 20
Producer/Director / The Twinstitute / BBC 2 / Wall to Wall / Feb 2018 to Sep 2018 / Craig Hunter
Producer/Director The Twinstitute BBC 2 Wall to Wall Feb 18 - Sep 18 Craig Hunter
Producer/Director / Deadly Dinosaurs / CBBC / BBC Studios / Jun 2017 to Jan 2018 / Melissa Hardinge
Producer/Director Deadly Dinosaurs CBBC BBC Studios Jun 17 - Jan 18 Melissa Hardinge
Series Producer/Director / Stephen Hawking's Favourite Places / CuriosityStream / Bigger Bang Productions / Dec 2016 to Jun 2017 / Noah Morrowitz
Series Producer/Director Stephen Hawking's Favourite Places CuriosityStream Bigger Bang Productions Dec 16 - Jun 17 Noah Morrowitz
Producer/Director / Meet The Humans / BBC Earth / BBC Earth / Jun 2016 to Nov 2016 / Kirsty Hanson
Producer/Director Meet The Humans BBC Earth BBC Earth Jun 16 - Nov 16 Kirsty Hanson

Professional Training

Course / QualificationTraining Provider / InstitutionYear
Remote First Aid / Lazarus First Aid / 2021
Remote First AidLazarus First Aid2021
A2 CofC / Skeye Train / 2020
A2 CofCSkeye Train2020
Drone GVC / Skeye Train / 2020
Drone GVC Skeye Train2020
PADI Instructor / Asia divers / PADI / 2007
PADI InstructorAsia divers / PADI2007
PADI EFR Instructor / Asia divers / PADI / 2007
PADI EFR InstructorAsia divers / PADI2007

In this industry, to stand out from the crowd it's not enough to be good at one job, you need excel at several. That's exactly what Ed does. Not only is he great at researching, setting up shoots and working on location - he also edits, shoots, manages rushes, looks after equipment and even does graphics.

For me he was called on to do some pretty challenging things: dealing with nightmarish bureaucracy, filming in the hottest place on Earth - even designing aliens. He coped with all these challenges with ease.

Highly recommended.

Nathan Williams, Producer/Director

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  • Media I Work In:

    Animation

    Broadcast Television

    Corporate Communications

    Short Film

    Web Creation

    Feature Film

    Online Content

    Video on demand

  • Locations I can work in:

    Europe

    London

    North America

    South East

    South West

  • Skills/Permits:

    Driving Licence

    I Visa USA

    PADI Diving Licence

    Script Writing

    Drone Pilot (CAA PFAW)

    Edit Producing

    EU Passport Holder

    First Aid

  • Technical Skills:

    After Effects

    Avid

    Canon EOS C300

    Canon XF305

    Data Wrangling

    DSLR

    EX1/3

    FCP

    Final Cut Pro 7

    Lighting Camera

    Multiplatform

    Panasonic Varicam

    Adobe Photoshop

    RED One MX

    Self Shooting

    Underwater Filming

    Z1/5/7

    4K

    Adobe Illustrator

    Adobe InDesign

    Avid Media Composer

    Canon 5D MKIII

    Canon C300 Mark III

    Fixed Rig Experience

    Hyperlapse

    Phantom HD High Speed

    Red EPIC-X

    Sony a7S II

    Sony PMW-F55

  • Awards:

    EMMY Award, Jackson Wild Media Award, Webby Award, CINE Award, Telly Award